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Sunday September 30, 2012 6:28 AM

Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer to move into at least a tie for the lead in all three
triple crown categories, and Justin Verlander struck out eight in seven innings to help the Detroit
Tigers stay in front in the American League Central with a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins
yesterday.

Cabrera’s blast in the eighth inning off Casey Fien was his 43rd home run of the year, moving
him into a tie with Texas star Josh Hamilton for the AL lead. He also leads the AL in batting
average (.327) and RBI (136) as he looks to become the first player since 1967 to lead the league
in all three categories.

Verlander (17-8) allowed four hits and one unearned run to drop his ERA to 2.64 for the Tigers,
who moved two games ahead of the Chicago White Sox in the division.

Yesterday’s highlights

Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2 — Adeiny Hechavarria doubled home the tiebreaking run in the sixth
inning, and Toronto beat New York.

Toronto’s Rajai Davis homered and had three hits as the Blue Jays increased the pressure on the
Yankees.

Shawn Hill (1-0) pitched three innings of scoreless relief for the win, and Casey Janssen closed
it out for his 21st save in 24 chances.

Rays 10, White Sox 0 — Matt Moore pitched one-hit ball into the sixth and Matt Joyce homered
twice as Tampa Bay stayed three games behind in the chase for the second AL wild card by beating
the sliding White Sox.

Nationals 6, Cardinals 4, 10 innings — Washington cut its magic number for winning the NL East
to one by beating St. Louis on Kurt Suzuki’s two-run double in the 10th inning.

Athletics 7, Mariners 4, 10 innings — Josh Donaldson hit a tying two-run home run in the ninth
inning and Brandon Moss hit a game-ending three-run homer in the 10th, and Oakland gained ground on
the first-place Texas Rangers with a win over Seattle.

Moss hammered the first pitch he saw well over the wall in right for his 21st home run, sending
the Athletics streaming out of the dugout to celebrate their major league-leading 14th walk-off
win.